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| sent on 17 Marzo 2020
Pros: Bokeh, sharpness (very good already at TA, excellent from f/2 up), color yield, compact size, excellent construction, quality materials (glass and metal only), flare resistance, focus on infinity exactly at the bottom of the dial, 55mm filters
Cons: completely manual (but those who buy it know well), paint of the barrel that spoils easily, depending on the machine and the diaphragm, can tend to over/under expose slightly (/- 1/3-2/3 stop)
Opinion: I start from the only "cons", in my own respect decidedly marginal: - the paint of the barrel that is easily worn (to say, I also have the Zeiss Sonnar 135mm f/2.8 and Sonnar 200mm f/2.8 and both are much better in this respect); - it's a completely manual optics, so forget the shots "on the fly": it takes a few moments to compose and focus (especially at TA: at f/1.4 the depth of field is really small and the focus takes a bit of attention and time); - sometimes tends to over/under expose slightly (/- 1/3-2/3 stop): just know it or at the limit easily correct it in PP. After this, my judgment on this view is totally positive: - despite being f/1.4, already at TA has a high sharpness, which becomes very high from f/2 up; - the bokeh it generates is beautiful, soft, with a very gradual transition between focus and blurring, which gives three-dimensionality and "magic" to the portraits; - the chromatic rendering is excellent, very natural (great for landscape photos, along with extreme sharpness at f/4 or f/5.6); - compact, but pleasantly "massive", solid: it is made only of glass and metal and you see; - the treatment gives it an excellent resistance to the flare (be careful that it is in good condition, when you buy it); - focus on infinity exactly at the bottom of the dial (feature that shares with all the other Zeiss in my possession), great for star photos; - diameter filters from 55mm, which results in the ability to buy excellent filters without fainting (shared diameter with the 28mm f/2.8 and the 135mm f/2.8, with which you can then "swap" the filters). I have never tried the modern counterparts of the Zeiss house (they tell me they are even better), but I can assure you that even this "old" is an excellent purchase, even on the demanding sensors of modern machines. |
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